The second part of this discussion explores that actual attempts at implementing some version of UBI in various parts of the world. It sounds good, but would it even work? If so, how? There are many reasons to be skeptical that anything like this will ever work at scale, but let's see what we can learn about how it has performed and what, if anything, that tells us about what we can do in the future. 

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Links and References: 

1. https://youtu.be/m25YLByFVRw?si=n684PjQnuWhFLRd3
2. https://youtu.be/Sgcvtjoi8Bs?si=-XQ5oXxR5qx9D7As
3. https://youtu.be/UqESogRgrYw?si=IY5EwFEYgioO8aGK
4. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/11/25/20973151/givedirectly-basic-income-kenya-study-stimulus
5. Hoynes, H., & Rothstein, J. (2019). Universal basic income in the United States and advanced countries. Annual Review of Economics, 11(1), 929–958. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-080218-030237
6. https://www.procon.org/headlines/universal-basic-income-top-3-pros-and-cons/
7. https://college.unc.edu/2021/03/universal-basic-income/
8. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/basic-income.asp
9. https://www.denverbasicincomeproject.org/research#:~:text=The%20Denver%20Basic%20Income%20Project,guaranteed%20income%20for%20unhoused%20people.
10. https://www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic-income-reduces-homelessness-food-insecurity-housing-ubi-gbi-2024-6#:~:text=Denver%20gave%20people%20experiencing%20homelessness,participants%20said%20they%20had%20housing.&text=The%20Denver%20Basic%20Income%20Project%20gave%20cash%20to%20more%20than,payment%20structures%20might%20benefit%20them.
11. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-deep-and-enduring-history-of-universal-basic-income/#:~:text=Joseph%20Charlier%2C%20a%20Belgian%20utopian,persistent%20poverty%20despite%20economic%20progress.
12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/10/24/universal-basic-income/
13. https://www.cato.org/commentary/universal-basic-income-might-fix-our-broken-welfare-system-give-it-serious-scholarly
14. https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigans-55m-experiment-guaranteed-income-begins-flint-moms

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